EYFF grants of up to $6000 are generally intended to support travel to China for archival research and/or fieldwork on topics focused on modern Chinese economic, social and political history or the archaeology of China. Grants may be used to supplement other research funding, especially when the alternative funding restricts research in more than one location. The Board will pay particular attention to the feasibility of the project in the context of regulations that may limit access to archives and/or field work. Keeping in mind the unpredictability of the research environment in China, applicants are encouraged to include contingency plans if the primary research plan proves impossible.